Review of movie Sathru

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Rating:2.5/5

 The film opens with a Koothu scene where the team narrates what’s going to happen in the next days at the drama. They announce that it’s about Soorasamharam where Lord Velan will be eliminating the enemies. Kathir plays Kathiresan, a young upright police, who believes in beating the pulp of rowdies to make them confess to crimes. Though he is chided by his superior for his aggressive nature, nothing changes him as he is not someone who is doing it just because he is young. According to his colleagues, it’s his second nature. We also come to see his girlfriend played by Srushti Dange in the first few scenes itself. But there are no major romantic scenes or songs to distract the pace of the story, and her role is also very limited.

Kathir and his family’s life get into trouble after he outsmarts a group of criminals and saves the life of a kidnapped child, using his sharp mind. While he saves the child, one youngster in the group, who is physically challenged gets killed. This makes the gang members lose their cool. While they are ruthless to every other person and the only reason for them to go to any extreme is to make money and settle down, they mourn the death of their gang member quite pathetically. The viewer might even start sympathizing with them thinking about police highhandedness in the initial few scenes. 

The first-paced first half is quite engaging and promising. However, the second half becomes a tedious watch with the villain trying to finish off Kathir’s family members one by one. After a point, the criminals become so ruthless and the gang leader challenges Kathir’s friends and their family members too.